Alspaugh’s Sterling Events & Alspaugh’s Ace Hardware Way More Than A Hardware Store in The Woodlands The Woodlands Business Spotlight In 1986, Rick and Dorothy Alspaugh opened their first hardware store in Kingwood, Texas – Alspaugh’s True Value Hardware, which became Alspaugh’s Ace Hardware in 1996, just southeast of the Montgomery/Harris County line in Kingwood. […]

Referred to as the greatest white soul singer on the planet, Joe Cocker’s unique fusion of rock and blues, as influenced by Ray Charles and Chuck Berry, differentiated him from mainstream rock at a time when rock and roll was morphing into the psychedelic phase. Who wasn’t mesmerized with the 1970 “Woodstock Festival” documentary of […]

July 6, 2012 Now that the several major concerts scheduled before the end of summer. Legendary rocker, Joe Cocker, will perform on July 21, as will Huey Lewis & the News, and bands Chicago, the Doobie Brothers, Kiss, Rascall Flatts, and Motley Crue, are just a few more of their star-studded attractions. Dosey Doe has […]

One of the stars of the new film “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” attended the premier at the Cinemark Tinseltown Theater in The Woodlands. Featured in the film was an authentic reproduction, fully functional, U.S. Model 1841 6-Pounder smooth bore cannon, measuring 65” and weighing approximately 1850 lbs. The cannon belongs to the Confederate Reenactment Group, […]

The crowd felt the ‘good vibrations’ from the first note the Beach Boys harmonized, at the Friday night performance in the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. Their trademark style sounded as strong as it did five decades ago, as they embark on their 50th Anniversary Reunion Tour. The crowd was more than pleasantly surprised. It was […]

Korn plays The Pavilion A heaping helping of KoЯn was served up using a utensil made of ‘nu-metal.’ Performing tracks from their recently released album, “The Path of Totality,” which won “Album of the Year” at the 2012 Revolver Golden Gods Awards as recently as April 11. This awards ceremony celebrates the best in Hard […]

Jerry Built Homegrown Burgers They’re From Here Jerry Built Homegrown Burgers are definitely homegrown. Most of their ingredients are organic, including most of the condiments and according to their website, obtained localy when available. Jerry Built is always fresh, and committed to sustainability. Originating in Houston, this burger restaurant should be a boom to local […]

The Container Store in The Woodlands We here at TWE! Woodlands Blog don’t normally write about retail stores or their grand opening exploits but, this one warrants some time and text. The Container Store, for those who are unaware, is now located in what was previously Circuit City, where the prices could sometimes be… short-circuit-ed. While the […]

“The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not involved in setting the price for the drugs it approves.” – This was the sentence that sent a chill down my spine as I sipped my morning coffee and read an article from the Associated Press last week:(excerpt follows) A drug for high-risk pregnant women has cost […]

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